Biography:

Emmanuelle Seigner was born on June 22, 1966 in Paris, France. She began her career as a model and eventually achieved an international status as a professional one. She made her film debut with the 1984 French feature L’Année des méduses.

In 1988, she gained notice for her performance in the thriller Frantic directed by Roman Polanski, who later became her husband. He directed her again in the 1992 motion picture Bitter Moon.

She then went on to gain further recognition for her role in The Ninth Gate and was featured in Jerzy Skolimowski’s feature Essential Killing, which won the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival.